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Sentence spacing in digital media
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<p>Sentence spacing in digital media concerns the horizontal width of the space between sentences in computer- and web-based media. <i>Digital media</i> allow <a href="/facts/Sentence_spacing/sB9P63uY">sentence spacing</a> variations not possible with the <a href="/facts/Typewriter/CHE43FWP">typewriter</a>. Most <a href="/facts/Digital_fonts/G8w72cFp">digital fonts</a> permit the use of a variable space or a <a href="/facts/No-break_space/lBPo5IS6">no-break space</a>. Some modern font specifications, such as <a href="/facts/OpenType/u0BfkC5I">OpenType</a>, have the ability to automatically add or reduce space after punctuation, and users may be able to choose sentence spacing variations. </p><p>Modern fonts allow spacing variations that the average user can easily manipulate, such as: non-breaking short spaces (thin spaces), non-breaking normal spaces (thick spaces), breaking normal spaces (thick spaces), and breaking long spaces (em spaces). </p>